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Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid
disaster in India
3 May 2021, by Bobby Caina Calvan and Heather Hollingsworth
emergency measures put in place during the
outbreak. While the law doesn't go into effect until
July, the Republican governor said he will issue an
executive order to more quickly get rid of local
mask mandates.
"I think this creates a structure that's going to be a
little bit more respectful, I think, of people's
businesses, jobs, schools and personal freedom,"
he said.
Las Vegas is bustling again after casino capacity
limits were raised Saturday to 80% and person-to-
person distancing was dropped to 3 feet (0.9
meters). New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
People ride an escalator along the Las Vegas Strip, announced that New York City's subways will begin
Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is running all night again and capacity restrictions on
bustling again after casino capacity limits were raised most businesses will end statewide in mid-May.
Saturday, May 1, to 80% and person-to-person And Los Angeles County reported no coronavirus
distancing dropped to 3 feet (0.9 meters). (AP deaths on Sunday and Monday, some of which
Photo/John Locher)
may be attributable to a lag in reporting but was
nevertheless a hopeful sign that could move the
county to allow an increase in capacity at events
and venues, and indoor-service at bars.
Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since
COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago,
while European Union officials are proposing to
ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the
vaccine sends new cases and deaths tumbling in
more affluent countries.
The improving picture in many places contrasts
with the worsening disaster in India.
In the U.S., the average number of new cases per
day fell below 50,000 for the first time since
October. And nearly 1.67 million people were
screened at U.S. airport checkpoints on Sunday,
according to the Transportation Security
Administration, the highest number since mid-
March of last year.
Relatives of a person who died of COVID-19 mourn
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation outside a field hospital in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 3,
giving him sweeping powers to invalidate local 2021. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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But with more-contagious variants taking hold,
efforts are underway to boost vaccination efforts,
EU officials also announced a proposal Monday to which have begun to lag. The average number of
relax restrictions on travel to the 27-nation bloc this doses given per day fell 27% from a high of 3.26
summer, though the final decision is up to its million on April 11 to 2.37 million last Tuesday,
member countries. according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
"Time to revive EU tourism industry and for cross-
border friendships to rekindle—safely," European In Detroit, teams from the city's health department
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. have knocked on nearly 5,000 doors since the
"We propose to welcome again vaccinated visitors weekend to persuade people to get immunized.
and those from countries with a good health And Massachusetts' governor announced plans to
situation." close four of seven mass vaccination sites by the
end of June in favor of a more targeted approach.
In Greece, restaurants and cafes reopened their
terraces on Monday after six months of shutdown, "My plea to everyone: Get vaccinated now, please,"
with customers flocking to soak up the sunshine. In President Joe Biden said in Norfolk, Virginia. He
France, high schools reopened and a ban on stressed that he has worked hard to make sure
domestic travel was lifted. there are more than 600 million doses of
vaccine—enough for all Americans to get both
The once hard-hit Czech Republic, where cases doses.
are now declining, announced it will allow people to
remove face coverings at all outdoor spaces
starting next Monday if they keep their distance
from others.
People sit in on a cafe terrace, in the Monastiraki district
of Athens, with the ancient Acropolis hill in the
background, Monday, May 3, 2021. Cafes and
restaurants have reopened in Greece for sit-down service
for the first time in nearly six months, as the country
In this April 30, 2021, file photo, a family member
began easing coronavirus-related restrictions with a view
performs the last rites of a COVID-19 victim at a
to opening to the vital tourism industry in the summer.
crematorium in Jammu, in Jammu, India. Pandemic-
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
weary travelers are returning to the skies and casinos in
the United States and eating out again in Greece as the
vaccine rollout is sending news cases and deaths
tumbling in more affluent countries, contrasting with a
worsening disaster in India. (AP Photo/Channi Anand,
File)
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People walk along the Las Vegas Strip, Saturday, April
24, 2021, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is bustling again after
casino capacity limits were raised Saturday, May 1, to In this March 20, 2021, file photo, passengers on a
80% and person-to-person distancing dropped to 3 feet Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 flight line up to exit
(0.9 meters). (AP Photo/John Locher) the aircraft after arriving at Houston's Hobby airport. Air
travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19
took hold more than 13 months ago, while European
Union officials are proposing to ease restrictions on
visitors to the continent as the vaccine rollout sends new
cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries.
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
In this May 2, 2021, file photo, Austin Kennedy, left, a
Seattle Sounders season ticket holder, gets the Johnson
& Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in a concourse
at Lumen Field prior to an MLS soccer match between
the Sounders and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Air travel in
the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold
more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials People stream into Maximo Gomez Park, also known as
are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the Domino Park, after it reopened after it was closed last
continent as the vaccine rollout sends new cases and year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, May 3,
deaths tumbling in more affluent countries. (AP 2021, in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. (AP
Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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People ride an escalator along the Las Vegas Strip, A bartender wearing a protective face mask prepares a
Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is drink as people sitting outdoor are reflected on a window
bustling again after casino capacity limits were raised of Lola cafe-bar in Petralona, district of Athens, Monday,
Saturday, May 1, to 80% and person-to-person May 3, 2021. Pandemic-weary travelers are returning to
distancing dropped to 3 feet (0.9 meters). (AP the skies and casinos in the United States and eating out
Photo/John Locher) again in Greece as the vaccine rollout is sending news
cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries,
contrasting with a worsening disaster in India. (AP
Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Students arrive at school in Le Chesnay, west of Paris,
Modnay, May 3, 2021. In France, high schools reopened
and a ban on domestic travel was lifted. (AP People drink coffee outdoor at Lola cafe-bar in Petralona,
Photo/Michel Euler) district of Athens, Monday, May 3, 2021. Cafes and
restaurants have reopened in Greece for sit-down service
for the first time in nearly six months, as the country
began easing coronavirus-related restrictions with a view
to opening to the vital tourism industry in the summer.
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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People walk in the Theresienwiese' area where the In this May 2, 2021, file photo, Inter Milan fans celebrate
'Oktoberfest' beer festival is held, in front of the Bavaria and shout slogans in Piazza Duomo square in front of the
statue, in Munich, Germany, Monday, May 3, 2021. gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won its first Serie A title
Bavarian officials canceled Oktoberfest for a second year in more than a decade after second-placed Atalanta drew
in a row because of the safety risks. (AP Photo/Matthias 1-1 at Sassuolo, in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno,
Schrader) File)
"We're going to increase that number across the
board as well so we can also be helping other
nations once we take care of all Americans," the
president said.
Brazil, once the epicenter of the pandemic, has
been overtaken by a surge in India that has overrun
crematoriums and made it clear the p andemic is
far from over.
As the U.S. and other countries rushed in aid, India
reported nearly 370,000 new cases and more than
3,400 deaths Monday—numbers that experts
believe are vast undercounts because of a
Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican widespread lack of testing and incomplete
Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, in reporting.
Rome, Monday, May 3, 2021. The Vatican Museums
reopened Monday to visitors after a shutdown following In Germany, Bavarian officials canceled
COVID-19 containment measures. (AP Photo/Alessandra Oktoberfest for a second year in a row because of
Tarantino) the safety risks. The beer-drinking festivities
typically attract about 6 million visitors from around
the world.
And in Italy, medical experts and politicians
expressed concern about a possible spike in
infections after tens of thousands of jubilant soccer
fans converged on Milan's main square Sunday to
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celebrate Inter Milan's league title.
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